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Decade · 1990–1999

Cases from the 1990s

371case filesUpdated Jul 18, 2026

Casepin holds 371 case files from the 1990s. By legal status, 77 marked unsolved, 9 marked cold, 7 marked ongoing, 268 marked solved and 10 marked overturned.

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371
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77
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9
Ongoing
7
Solved
268
Overturned
10
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100
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  • Credit: Woodlawn High SchoolEditorial useSourceSOLVEDListen

    Leakin Park, Baltimore, Maryland · 1999

    Murder of Hae Min Lee

    Hae Min Lee, an 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student, was strangled and found buried in Leakin Park in February 1999. Her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed was convicted of first-degree murder in 2000; the case gained international attention after the 2014 podcast Serial, and Syed's conviction underwent multiple vacaturs, appeals, and reinstatements through 2025.

    13 to watch & hear
  • Credit: FBIPublic domainSourceUNSOLVEDListen

    1717 East Delmar Street, Springfield, Missouri · 1992

    Springfield Three

    Three women — Sherrill Levitt, her daughter Suzanne "Suzie" Streeter, and Streeter's friend Stacy McCall — vanished from Levitt's Springfield, Missouri home overnight on June 6-7, 1992, leaving behind cars, purses, and other belongings. None have ever been found and the case remains unsolved.

    6 to watch & hear
  • Credit: Ted Van ZylEditorial useSourceSOLVEDListen

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States · 1993

    Murder of Girly Chew Hossencofft

    Girly Chew Hossencofft, a Malaysian-born bank teller living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, disappeared on September 9, 1999, shortly after filing for divorce from her husband Diazien Hossencofft. He and his girlfriend Linda Henning were later convicted of her murder. Her body has never been found.

    5 to watch & hear
  • Credit: Via WikipediaEditorial useSourceUNSOLVEDListen

    Fulham, London · 1990s

    The killing of Jill Dando

    English television presenter Jill Dando was shot dead outside her London home in 1999, and the case remains unsolved.

    4 to watch & hear
  • Credit: Baba King at Albanian WikipediaPublic domainSourceSOLVEDListen

    Vlorë, Albania (epicenter of the 1997 unrest) · 1997

    1997 Albanian civil unrest

    The collapse of pyramid investment schemes in early 1997 triggered nationwide protests, the breakdown of state authority in much of Albania, widespread looting of weapons depots, and an estimated 2,000 deaths before international mediation and an Italian-led multinational force helped restore order ahead of new elections.

    5 to watch & hear
  • Credit: English Wikipedia ; portrait originally published by Yangtse Evening PostEditorial useSourceUNSOLVEDListen

    Nanjing University (Gulou campus) and surrounding areas, Nanjing · 1996

    Death of Diao Aiqing

    In January 1996, the dismembered remains of 19-year-old Nanjing University student Diao Aiqing were discovered scattered across multiple sites in Nanjing, China. The case remains unsolved decades later.

    6 to watch & hear
  • SOLVEDListen

    Eliza Lane, Butsfield, County Durham, England · 1991

    Murder of Harry Collinson

    Planning officer Harry Collinson was shot dead on camera by landowner Albert Dryden during a property dispute in County Durham in 1991; Dryden was convicted of murder in 1992 and died in 2018 after compassionate release.

    4 to watch & hear
  • Image recordEditorial useSourceOVERTURNEDListen

    Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut · 1998

    Killing of Martha Moxley

    Martha Moxley, 15, was found bludgeoned and stabbed with a golf club in her family's Greenwich, Connecticut backyard on October 31, 1975. Michael Skakel was convicted of her murder in 2002, but after multiple appeals his conviction was overturned in 2018, and in 2020 prosecutors announced they would not retry him.

    3 to watch & hear
  • Credit: Wikimedia Commons (Nicole Brown Simpson); Ron Goldman portrait via English WikipediaEditorial useSourceUNSOLVEDListen

    875 Bundy Drive, Brentwood, Los Angeles · 1994

    Killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman

    On June 12, 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were stabbed to death outside Brown's Brentwood, Los Angeles condominium. Brown's ex-husband O. J. Simpson was charged with the murders, led police on a widely televised chase, and was later acquitted at criminal trial but found liable for both deaths in a subsequent civil suit.

    3 to watch & hear
  • Credit: English WikipediaEditorial useSourceSOLVEDListen

    Vineyard near Linden, California, where Larry McNabney's body was found · 1995

    Murder of Larry McNabney

    Sacramento attorney Larry McNabney was killed in September 2001, authorities determined, by his wife, Elisa McNabney (born Laren Sims), and legal secretary Sarah Dutra, who injected him with a horse tranquilizer. His body was found buried in a Linden, California vineyard in February 2002. Elisa hanged herself in jail before trial; Dutra was convicted of voluntary manslaughter.

    2 to watch & hear

About these files

Cases from the 1990s, in brief

1992 is the year with the most files in the decade, 46 of them. 357 files carry an exact date; the rest are dated to the decade by the record.

They are spread across 70 countries; the most are in United States (128), United Kingdom (48) and Australia (11). By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (261), kidnapping and abduction cases (72) and mass shooting cases (31).

100 files of the 371 have coverage attached: 239 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 26 creators. The most covered is Murder of Hae Min Lee, with 13 items to watch or hear. That Chapter, Dr. Todd Grande and Kendall Rae have covered the most of them.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

Every file

Every file from the 1990s

180 files

  • West Memphis 3 victims memorial West Memphis AR 2014-03-23 005 — Credit: Thomas R Machnitzki (thomasmachnitzki.com)CC BY 3.0Source
    OVERTURNED AudioRobin Hood Hills murdersRobin Hood Hills, West Memphis, Arkansas · 1990s · 14 to watch & hear
  • JonBenét Ramsey grave — Credit: TaurusrusCC BY-SA 3.0Source
    UNSOLVED AudioKilling of JonBenét Ramsey755 15th Street, Boulder, Colorado · 1996 · 20 to watch & hear
  • Hae Min Lee — Credit: Woodlawn High SchoolEditorial useSource
    SOLVED AudioMurder of Hae Min LeeLeakin Park, Baltimore, Maryland · 1999 · 13 to watch & hear
  • Kristin Smart, the victimEditorial useSource
    SOLVED AudioMurder of Kristin SmartCalifornia Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, California · 1996 · 12 to watch & hear
  • Jefferson County Indiana Courthouse — Credit: Photo by Calvin Beale, as an employee of the Economic Research Service, part of the…Public domainSource
    SOLVED AudioMurder of Shanda SharerMadison, Jefferson County, Indiana · 1992 · 7 to watch & hear
  • SF From Marin Highlands3 — Credit: en:User:Paul.hPublic domainSource
    SOLVED AudioMurder of Polly KlaasPetaluma, California, United States · 1993 · 6 to watch & hear
  • AMY LYNN BRADLEY — Credit: FBIPublic domainSource
    UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Amy Lynn BradleyEn route to Curaçao aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas, Caribbean Sea · 1998 · 5 to watch & hear
  • Red Bank youth detention centre — Credit: KAIDENBEARD10CC BY-SA 4.0Source
    SOLVED AudioMurder of James BulgerNew Strand Shopping Centre area, Bootle, Merseyside · 1990s · 5 to watch & hear
  • THE SPRINGFIELD THREE - SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI — Credit: FBIPublic domainSource
    UNSOLVED AudioSpringfield Three1717 East Delmar Street, Springfield, Missouri · 1992 · 6 to watch & hear
  • Girly Chew — Credit: Ted Van ZylEditorial useSource
    SOLVED AudioMurder of Girly Chew HossencofftAlbuquerque, New Mexico, United States · 1993 · 5 to watch & hear
  • Jill Dando — Credit: Via WikipediaEditorial useSource
    UNSOLVED AudioThe killing of Jill DandoFulham, London · 1990s · 4 to watch & hear
  • Ocean Parkway, Long Island — where the victims' remains were foundCC BY-SA 2.0Source
    SOLVED AudioGilgo Beach Serial KillingsGilgo Beach / Ocean Parkway, Long Island, New York · 1993 · 8 to watch & hear
  • Branch Davidian Compound Near Waco — Credit: the Federal Bureau of InvestigationPublic domainSource
    UNSOLVED AudioWaco siegeMount Carmel Center, McLennan County, Texas · 1993 · 2 to watch & hear
  • Martha Moxley, the 15-year-old victimEditorial useSource
    OVERTURNED AudioKilling of Martha MoxleyBelle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut · 1998 · 3 to watch & hear
  • Elisa Izquierdo, the 6-year-old victimEditorial useSource
    SOLVED AudioMurder of Elisa IzquierdoManhattan, New York City · 1995 · 3 to watch & hear
  • Snowtown former bank — Credit: Fairv8CC BY-SA 3.0Source
    SOLVED AudioSnowtown murdersSnowtown, South Australia · 1990s · 2 to watch & hear
  • Larry McNabney — Credit: English WikipediaEditorial useSource
    SOLVED AudioMurder of Larry McNabneyVineyard near Linden, California, where Larry McNabney's body was found · 1995 · 2 to watch & hear
  • Matthew Shepard — Credit: English WikipediaEditorial useSource
    SOLVED AudioMurder of Matthew ShepardLaramie, Wyoming, USA · 1998 · 2 to watch & hear
  • Watarase~river — Credit: ホッカイロCC BY 2.5Source
    OVERTURNED AudioAshikaga murder caseAshikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan · 1990 · 1 thing to watch or hear
  • Portrait of Claire Tiltman — Credit: Mike Gunnill via WikipediaFair useSource
    SOLVED AudioMurder of Claire TiltmanAlley off London Road, Greenhithe, Kent, UK · 1993 · 1 thing to watch or hear
  • Nicole Brown Simpson, Ron Goldman — Credit: Wikimedia Commons (Nicole Brown Simpson); Ron Goldman portrait via English WikipediaEditorial useSource
    UNSOLVED AudioKillings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman875 Bundy Drive, Brentwood, Los Angeles · 1994 · 3 to watch & hear
  • Grangegorman penitentiary — Credit: Quasihuman at en.wikipediaCC BY-SA 3.0Source
    SOLVED AudioGrangegorman killingsOrchard View, Grangegorman (former St Brendan's Hospital grounds) · 1997 · 1 thing to watch or hear
  • Megan Kanka, the 7-year-old victim (Megan's Law)Editorial useSource
    SOLVED AudioMurder of Megan KankaHamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey · 1994 · 1 thing to watch or hear
  • 86 High Street - geograph.org.uk - 7458415 — Credit: Ian CapperCC BY-SA 2.0Source
    UNSOLVED AudioDisappearance of Damien NettlesCowes, Isle of Wight, England · 1996 · 1 thing to watch or hear

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How many cases from the 1990s are on Casepin?

371. By status: 77 unsolved, 9 cold, 7 ongoing, 268 solved and 10 overturned. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

Which case has the most coverage?

Murder of Hae Min Lee, with 13 videos, podcasts and documentaries linked from its file. Open the file

Which creators have covered cases from the 1990s?

That Chapter (20 cases), Dr. Todd Grande (18 cases) and Kendall Rae (12 cases), among 26 creators in all.

Where are most of these cases?

United States (128), United Kingdom (48) and Australia (11).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 18, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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